Columbia Basin senior calendar for March 2023
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The Columbia Basin has a wide variety of activities for seniors. Below are just a few of those events.
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Game Day
Each Tuesday, 1 to 3 p.m.
Quincy Activity Center, 105 2nd Ave. SE, Quincy
Free
Games are rotated weekly and include bunco, cribbage and dominoes, among others.
Spring Drum Circle
March 11, noon to 2 p.m.
Moses Lake Museum & Art Center, 401 S. Balsam St.
Free
Beginning and experienced drummers are invited to come and jam. A limited number of drums will be available, but people who own a drum are encouraged to bring it along.
Baked Potato Bar
March 15, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Royal City Community Center, 13702 Dodson Rd. S
Sponsored by the Royal Slope Senior Center.
Moses Lake Senior Center
Monday
SAIL Exercise — 9:30 a.m.
Exercise — 10-11 a.m.
Bridge lessons — 10-11:30 a.m.
Bridge — 12:30-4:30 p.m.
Dance — 7-9 p.m.
Tuesday
Needlecrafters — 9-11 a.m.
Exercise — 10-11 a.m.
Pinochle — 4:30-8:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Exercise — 10-11 a.m.
Bingo — 5:15 p.m.
Thursday
Exercise — 10-11 a.m.
Music — 11 a.m-noon
Pinochle — 12:45 p.m.
Friday
Breakfast — 7-8:30 a.m.
Exercise — 10-11 a.m.
Music — 11 a.m.
Quilters — 1 p.m.
Ephrata Senior Center
Monday
Dancing — 9:30 a.m.
Exercise class — 2 p.m.
Tuesday
Dominoes — 12:45 p.m.
Wednesday
Dancing — 9:30 a.m.
Exercise — 2 p.m.
Quincy Senior Center
Monday
Coffee social — 10-11 a.m.
Lunch — 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Tuesday
Dinner — 5:30 p.m. at Senior Center
To-go dinner pickup, 5:30-6 p.m.
Wednesday
Lunch, 11 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.
Chat & Stitch — 1-2 p.m.
Thursday
SAIL Exercise Class — 1-2 p.m.
Dinner — 5:30 p.m. at Senior Center
To-go pickup, 5:30-6 p.m.
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